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HRES 872 116th Congress House Native Americans Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Census and government statistics Federal-Indian relations Government information and archives

Recognizing the vital importance of Native American participation in the 2020 decennial census of population.

Introduced: March 2, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (House)
Mar 3, 2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1442-1443)
Feb 27, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Feb 27, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that ensuring an accurate count of American Indians and Alaska Natives is vital for the 2020 decennial census of population and that an undercount of such population could result in underrepresentation and underfunding for tribal households.

The resolution also expresses the sense that federal, state, and local governments and tribal nations should work together to encourage participation in the 2020 decennial census of population.

What's happening now March 3, 2020

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1442-1443)

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4 Republican 2
R
Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · Mar 10, 2020
O'Halleran, Tom
· Mar 9, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Mar 2, 2020
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Feb 27, 2020
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Feb 27, 2020
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Feb 27, 2020
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Feb 27, 2020
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 27, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 872: Recognizing the vital importance of Native American participation in the 2020 decennial census of population.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-872/
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